Jill Crandall appointed director of Alfred University Career Development Center

ALFRED, NY – Jill Crandall has been appointed director of the Robert R. McComsey Career Development Center at Alfred University, effective Monday, Nov. 2. Crandall had been serving as interim director since May 2020.

A native of Alfred, Crandall has been with the Career Development Center since 2007, first as internship and co-op coordinator, then as assistant director of experiential education.

“I am very excited and honored to take on the director role. I have been here long enough to have the institutional knowledge to continue on the successful path we have been on, while also now having the opportunity to incorporate new and creative ways to bring the CDC to the next level,” Crandall commented. “I am hopeful for more collaboration, and more visibility throughout campus, while continuing to build our amazing CDC team to best serve our impressive and talented students. It’s a rewarding job to assist others with discovering their passions, and developing and achieving their career goals.”

Crandall earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration (concentration in management) from SUNY College at Brockport in 2002 and went on to earn a master’s degree in student personnel administration from Buffalo State. Her husband, Bryan Crandall, is a 2003 Alfred University graduate with a degree in mechanical engineering. The couple have three children: sons Tyler and Austyn and daughter Layla.